Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 44.2% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 63.2% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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